Is it me, or was that just the longest political season in recorded history?

Now, if the baseball or football seasons run long, no problem. And a long Christmas season? I’d like it. But the political season running long? Who needs the anguish?

So whether you were backing Hillary C. or Donald T., Measure B or Prop 53, “Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too” … wait a minute, that’s a completely different election. At any rate, like it or not, now it’s all over. You’re either pleased with the outcome or stuck with the results, at least until the next election cycle begins (most likely, sooner than any of us would like).

But regardless of whether or not your candidate or your proposition or your measure succeeded or failed, the one thing most of us can all agree on is this: We’re glad it’s finally all over!

The obnoxious radio and television ads, the piles and piles of mailers clogging our mailboxes, the barrage of phone calls, the attack of the emails: over, over … over and over.

So the good news is that, in this post-election period, we all have our lives back again, without all of the interruptions that have become all too familiar over the past few weeks … uh, make that months!

She snapped a stare my way, then turned her attention back to “Chicago P.D.” And clearly, all was right with the world again (well, almost!).

So at least for now, we can all relish the good news, the bad news and the good news in the days of the post-election period:

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The good news: The election is over, so no more “yes on this,” “no on that” commercials running on television every other minute.

The bad news: Every show we recorded over the past few weeks is loaded with those commercials.

The good news: Our television remote has a fast forward feature.

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The good news: The election is over, so our mailbox will no longer be filled with those obnoxious mailers that say “Vote for Him” and “Vote for Her,” “Don’t for Her, But Vote for Him,” “Vote for This” or “Vote for That.”

The bad news: Now your mailbox will only be filled with bills from the PG&E, the water company and your cable provider.

The good news: Whoever thought we’d look forward to mailbox filled with only bills?

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The good news: The election is over, and that person who has been calling us over and over again–30 or 40 times–on our landline from that 408-921-XXXX number to urge us to vote yes on measure something or other won’t be calling anymore.

The bad news: Now no one will call on our landline.

The good news: Now no one will call on our landline.

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The good news: The election is over, and that barrage of emails pushing one candidate or another, one measure or another, will finally come to an end.

The bad news: John Kasich will likely drop me from his email mailing list.

The good news: My inbox will only include emails that I want to read (well, as long as my spam filter is working correctly).

So enjoy it while you can, Californians. I hear that another election is coming up soon—we’re picking a new governor in 2018, and that ballot will likely include many other “important” propositions and measures. So that means another political season for us all. But I figure that won’t begin until about … oh, maybe next Tuesday!

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